Jessica Edgar
English racing driver (born 2005)
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Jessica "Jess" Edgar (born 15 March 2005) is a British racing driver.[1] She currently competes in the KZ2 British Championship for Jade Racing Team.
British| Jessica Edgar | |
|---|---|
Edgar at the 2024 Dutch Grand Prix | |
| Nationality | British |
| Born | 15 March 2005 Ennerdale and Kinniside, England |
| Relatives | Jonny Edgar (cousin) |
| F1 Academy career | |
| Car number | 17 |
| Former teams | Rodin Carlin, Rodin Motorsport |
| Starts | 35 (35 entries) |
| Wins | 1 |
| Podiums | 4 |
| Poles | 1 |
| Fastest laps | 1 |
| Best finish | 8th in 2023 |
| Previous series | |
| 2023–2024 2022 | F1 Academy GB4 Championship |
Career
Karting
Edgar started her racing career in karting in 2010. In 2013, she moved up to the Cadet category. In 2017, she became champion of the Cumbria Kart Racing Club in Rowrah.[2] In 2018, she won several kart races in the Mini X30 category.[2] In 2019, she came second in this category in the Motorsport UK Kartmasters Grand Prix and fourth in the British Kart Championship. Also that year, Edgar took part in the FIA Motorsport Games in the Karting Slalom Cup.[3][4] She missed the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but returned to karting in 2021 and finished thirteenth in the X30 Junior category of the British championship that year. She also competed in the 2021 FIA Girls on Track - Rising Stars shooutout.[5]
GB4 Championship
In 2022, Edgar made the switch to formula racing, where she competed for the team Fortec Motorsport in the new GB4 Championship. She achieved a podium finish at Oulton Park and managed to finish in the top 10 in most other races. With 269 points, she finished seventh in the final standings.
F1 Academy
In 2023, Edgar switched to F1 Academy, a new class for women organized by Formula One, where she drove for Rodin Carlin.[6] She earned four podiums and one win, to finish eighth in the standings.[7] For 2024 she was retained by the team, now renamed as Rodin Motorsport, with support from American Express.[8][9]
Formula E
In October 2025, Edgar sampled Formula E machinery with DS Penske during the all-women test at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo,[10] where she finished both the morning and afternoon sessions in 12th.[11][12]
Karting record
Karting career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | British Kart Championship - X30 Mini | Fusion Motorsport | 4th |
| Motorsport UK Kartmasters Grand Prix - X30 Mini | 2nd | ||
| IAME International Final - X30 Junior | |||
| FIA Motorsport Games Karting Slalom Cup | Team UK | 23rd | |
| 2020 | Kartmasters British GP - X30 Junior | Fusion Motorsport | 22nd |
| 2021 | LGM Series - Junior X30 | Fusion Motorsport | 4th |
| British Kart Championship - X30 Junior | 13th | ||
| 2025 | British Kart Championship - KZ2 | Jade Racing Team | 10th |
Racing record
Racing career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | GB4 Championship | Fortec Motorsport | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 269 | 7th |
| 2023 | F1 Academy | Rodin Carlin | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 114 | 8th |
| Formula 4 UAE Championship - Trophy Round | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC | ||
| 2024 | F1 Academy | Rodin Motorsport | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 13th |
| F4 British Championship | Chris Dittmann Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 28th |
Complete GB4 Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete F1 Academy results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Rodin Carlin | RBR 1 3 |
RBR 2 11 |
RBR 3 8 |
CRT 1 9 |
CRT 2 9 |
CRT 3 9 |
CAT 1 10 |
CAT 2 12 |
CAT 3 14 |
ZAN 1 4 |
ZAN 2 4 |
ZAN 3 12 |
MON 1 3 |
MON 2 5 |
MON 3 8 |
LEC 1 15 |
LEC 2 8 |
LEC 3 6 |
USA 1 5 |
USA 2 3 |
USA 3 1 |
8th | 114 |
| 2024 | Rodin Motorsport | JED 1 15 |
JED 2 4 |
MIA 1 7 |
MIA 2 14 |
CAT 1 8 |
CAT 2 15 |
ZAN 1 12 |
ZAN 2 16 |
SIN 1 13 |
SIN 2 15 |
LSL 1 7 |
LSL 2 C |
ABU 1 16 |
ABU 2 Ret |
ABU 3 12 |
13th | 28 | ||||||
Complete F4 British Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Chris Dittmann Racing | DPN 1 |
DPN 2 |
DPN 3 |
BHI 1 |
BHI 2 |
BHI 3 |
SNE 1 |
SNE 2 |
SNE 3 |
THR 1 |
THR 2 |
THR 3 |
SILGP 1 |
SILGP 2 |
SILGP 3 |
ZAN 1 15 |
ZAN 2 14 |
ZAN 3 15 |
KNO 1 |
KNO 2 |
KNO 3 |
DPGP 1 |
DPGP 2 |
DPGP 3 |
DPGP 4 |
SILN 1 |
SILN 2 |
SILN 3 |
BHGP 1 |
BHGP 2 |
BHGP 3 |
BHGP 4 |
28th | 8 |
Personal life
Edgar is the cousin of racing driver Jonny Edgar.[13] They are part of the fourth generation of Edgars to practice motor racing.[2][14] She lives in Ennerdale, Cumbria,[1] and attended Keswick School.[1][15]